Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Anterior cervical arachnoid cyst presenting with traumatic quadriplegia

  • Case Report
  • Published:
Child's Nervous System Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Introduction

Intradural spinal arachnoid cysts are rare. Rarer still are cysts located anterior to the cervical spinal cord. To date, only 10 such cases have been reported in the English-language literature.

Case report

Two cases of anterior cervical arachnoid cysts that presented as traumatic quadriplegia are reported.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Agnoli AL, Schonmayrs R, Laun A (1982) Intraspinal arachnoid cysts. Acta Neurochir 61:291–302

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Alvisi C, Cerisoli M, Guulioni M et al (1987) Longterm results of surgically treated congenital intraspinal arachnoid cysts. J Neurosurg 68:333–335

    Google Scholar 

  3. Arabi B, Pasternak G, Hurko O et al (1979) Familial intradural arachnoid cysts. Report of two cases. J Neurosurg 50:826–829

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Chan RC, Thompson GB, Bratty PJA (1985) Symptomatic anterior spinal arachnoid diverticulum. Neurosurgery 16:663–665

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. Chen HJ, Chen L (1996) Traumatic interdural arachnoid cyst in the upper cervical spine. Case report. J Neurosurg 85:351–353

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Fortuna A, La Torre E, Ciappetta P (1977) Arachnoid diverticula: a unitary approach to spinal cysts communicating with the subarachnoid space. Acta Neurochir 39:259–268

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Gindre-Barrucand T, Charleux F, Turjman F, Jouvet A, Confavreux C, Deruty R, Froment JC (1991) Magnetic resonance imaging contribution to the diagnosis of spinal cord compression by a subdural arachnoid cyst. Neuroradiology 33:87–89

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  8. Herskowitz J, Bielawski MA, Venna N et al (1978) Anterior cervical arachnoid cyst simulating syringomyelia: a case with preceding posterior arachnoid cysts. Arch Neurol 35:57–58

    Google Scholar 

  9. Jean WC, Keene CD, Haines SJ (1998) Cervical arachnoid cysts after craniocervical decompression for Chiari II malformations: report of three cases. Neurosurgery 43:941–945

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  10. Jensen F, Knudsen V, Troelsen S (1977) Recurrent intraspinal arachnoid cyst treated with a shunt procedure. Acta Neurochir 39:127–129

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Kazan S, Ozdemir O, Akyuz M, Tuncer R (1999) Spinal intradural arachnoid cysts located anterior to the cervical spinal cord. J Neurosurg 91 [Suppl 2]:211–215

    Google Scholar 

  12. Kim JH, Shucart WA, Haimovici H (1974) Symptomatic arachnoid diverticula. Arch Neurol 31:35–37

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  13. Lesoin F, Leys D, Rousseaux M et al (1985) Spinal intradural arachnoid cysts. Acta Neurochir 76:125–128

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. Levin TL, Zimmerman RD, Liebermand H (1990) Intradural spinal arachnoid cyst: case report. Clin Imaging 14:245–247

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  15. Nabors MW, Pait TG, Byrd EB et al (1988) Updated assessment and current classification of spinal meningeal cysts. J Neurosurg 68:366–377

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  16. Palmer JJ (1974) Spinal arachnoid cysts. Report of six cases. J Neurosurg 41:728–735

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  17. Perret G, Green D, Keller J (1974) Diagnosis and treatment of intradural arachnoid cysts of the thoracic spine. Radiology 79:425–429

    Google Scholar 

  18. Rabb CH, McComb JG, Raffel C et al (1992) Spinal arachnoid cyst in the pediatric age group: an association with neural tube defects. J Neurosurg 77:369–372

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  19. Shimizu H, Tominaga T, Takahashi A et al (1997) Cine magnetic resonance imaging of spinal intradural arachnoid cysts. Neurosurgery 41:95–100

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  20. Sonntag VKH (1997) Comment. Neurosurgery 41:100

    Google Scholar 

  21. Spiegelmann R, Rappaport ZH, Sahar A (1984) Spinal arachnoid cyst with unusual presentation. Case report. J Neurosurg 60:613–616

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  22. St. Armour TE (1994) Arachnoid (meningeal) cysts. In: St. Armour TE, Hodges SC, Laakman RW, Tamas DE (eds) MRI of the spine. Raven, New York, pp 794–808

  23. Strully KJ (1956) Meningeal diverticula of sacral nerve roots (perineurial cysts). JAMA 161:1147–1152

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  24. Taguchi Y, Suzuki R, Okada M et al (1996) Spinal arachnoid cyst developing after surgical treatment of a ruptured vertebral artery aneurysm: a possible complication of topical use of fibrin glue. Case report. J Neurosurg 84:526–529

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  25. Teng P, Rudner N (1960) Multiple arachnoid diverticula. Arch Neurol 2:348–356

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  26. Wilkins RH (1996) Intraspinal cysts. In: Wilkins RH, Rengachary SS (eds) Neurosurgery. McGraw Hill, New York, pp 3509–3520

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Madurai Medical College, Madurai, India

    Natarajan Muthukumar

  2. Muruganagam, 138 Anna Nagar, 625 020, Madurai, India

    Natarajan Muthukumar

Authors
  1. Natarajan Muthukumar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Natarajan Muthukumar.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Muthukumar, N. Anterior cervical arachnoid cyst presenting with traumatic quadriplegia. Childs Nerv Syst 20, 757–760 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-003-0903-1

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-003-0903-1

Keywords

Search

Navigation